NELA1Jason - Standard 1

Strategic Leadership
School executives will create conditions that result in strategically re-imaging the school’s vision, mission, and goalsin the 21st century. Understanding that schools ideally prepare students for an unseen but not altogether unpredictable future, the leader creates a climate of inquiry that challenges the school community to continually re-purpose itself by building on its core values and beliefs about its preferred future and then developing a pathway to reach it.

1a. School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals: The school’s identity, in part, is derived from the vision, mission, values, beliefs and goals of the school, the processes used to establish these attributes, and the ways they are embodied in the life of the school community.

Experiences & Selected Artifacts

Experience	Description	Artifact
Shared Vision	Each grade level holds parent assemblies to discuss expectations and visions for the school year.	Accountability Meeting
SIP	I worked with the SIT to identify school activities that are tied to the school Mission.	SIT Minutes

Coursework

DLP #1 Assignment
Vision Statement Assignment
Self Assessment
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School/District Digital Story
Leadership Digital Story
Evaluation of Teacher Working Conditions Survey
AB Combs Visit
NC "Turnaround" High School Visit

Specialized Training

Llano Grande Digital Story Training
Distinguished Leaders in Practice

Related Readings

7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
Tinkering Towards Utopia
The School Leaders our Children Deserve

1b. Leading Change:The school executive articulates a vision, and implementation strategies, for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.
Experiences & Selected Artifacts

Experience	Description	Artifact
My Vision	I developed and presented my personal vision for this school year at the opening staff meeting.	My Vision - Jason.docx

Letter of Introduction for Staff
Provided PD on posting student friendly learning objectives
Assisted in drafting faculty email concerning the display of work samples that exemplified higher order thinking and 21st century skills
Sharing of personal core values in weekly keynotes
Facilitated development of Literacy Framework

Coursework

Introductory Letter
Fall 2011 Assessment Day School Culture Video
Facilitative Leadership
Crucial Conversations
Problem of Practice Phase #4

Specialized Training

Social Justice Training
Crucial Conversations

Related Readings

Bolman & Deal
Leading Change by Carter
7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
Tinkering Towards Utopia
Trust Matters
Cultural Change
Dale Carnege
Crucial Conversations
The School Leaders our Children Deserve
Seven Keys to Equity
Schooling by Design
Leading in a Culture of Change

1c. School Improvement Plan: The school improvement plan provides the structure for the vision, values, goals and changes necessary for improved achievement for all students.

Experiences

Experience	Description	Artifact
SIT	I worked with the SIT to identify school activities that are tied to the school Mission.	Leadership Meeting Minutes2-15-12.doc
PLC Meetings	I worked with the different PLC's to implement the school improvement initiatives of the SIT, such as PLC's.	Third Grade PLC Agenda 10-13.doc
SIP	As a reviewer for the SIT, I reviewed the SIP and shared my reflections with the SIT for them to vote on making adjustments.	SIP Reflection

Coursework

DLP #1 PDCA Cycle
Problem of Practice Phase #2

Specialized Training

Understanding by Design
Facilitative Leadership

Related Readings

Schooling by Design
Leading in a Culture of Change by Carter

1d. Distributive Leadership: The school executive creates and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision-making throughout the school.

Experiences & Selected Artifacts

Experience	Description	Artifact
Teacher Leaders	I worked with the following teacher leaders of the school.	Teacher Leaders Roster 1.pdf Teacher Leaders Roster 101.pdf
SIT Meetings	I attended several SIT meetings that are led by the teachers of the school.	Leadership Meeting Minutes1-26-12.doc

Coursework

Facilitative Leadership

Specialized Training

Facilitative Leadership
Crucial Conversations

Related Readings

Dale Carnege: How to win friends and influence people
Trust Matters